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BHChieftain, I will consider your offer and recommendation.

I have ordered the long Swaty. I assume it will need some lapping. Fortunately I have some thick plexiglass sheets which I can use in...

A Dutch seller of old whetstones sent me a list of suitable whetstones for razors. 3 of them are pictured below. The left 2 Franz Swaty,Wahring bei Wien 8 x 2" and 5 1/8 x 2". The right is marked...

I bought the razor from NTS-Solingen, I've posted a picture here. As a test I shaved the back of my hand first, it didn't go effortless as I would expect from a well honed razor. I stropped a few...

You've all given me a lot of material to think about, thanks for that :)

In hindsight it would have been better if I ordered a restored vintage razor from a member here. Then I could have...

I'm in need of a hone setup because the brand new razor I bought most likely wasn't shave ready. In time I also would like to restore some vintage razors, I already bought 3 of them.

I have done...